Michael Aldrich
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Michael Aldrich was a British inventor and entrepreneur best known for pioneering online shopping and developing one of the first systems to connect consumers to businesses via a domestic television and telephone line.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Aldrich canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Queen’s Award for Industry (for his company) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-08-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-05-19 ⓘ |
| developed |
online shopping system using modified domestic television
ⓘ
system connecting television to a real-time transaction processing computer via telephone line ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Clapham College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of London ⓘ |
| employer | Redifon Computers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electronic commerce
ⓘ
information technology ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ |
| founded |
Aldrich Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rediffusion Computer Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | business innovation ⓘ |
| hasChild |
James Aldrich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julian Aldrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicola Aldrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Aldrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | online shopping concept in 1979 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of e-commerce
ⓘ
retail industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
connecting consumers to businesses via domestic television and telephone line
ⓘ
developing an early online shopping system ⓘ pioneering online shopping ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | Videotex-based online shopping system ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Redifon
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managing director of Redifon Computers ⓘ |
| residence | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sandra Aldrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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